Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-10-09
IMPORTANT SESSION
OF THE CONFERENCE YESTERDAY.
The Lay Conference Complete Their Work
and Adjourn.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
To the A. N. E. Conferenee-An Enthusiastic
and Affecting Meeting,
spseinl 7t,eprun o,At sunday Reeisr.

Special TGeQruf7 fonk sunday hfVtSr.
PARKERsBuRG, October s.-To-day hiss
been an important one in conference cir.
cles. At9a, m. the special order in the
lay conference was the raising Of money
for the Conference Seminary at Buckhan-
non. This object WAS not very generally
contributed to, and with few exceptions
but small sums, ranging from one dollar to
fifteen dollars, were given. Abou. $iaJ
was raised, Of which Geo. W. Atkinson
gave 500.
The Joint conference OF lay and minis.
terial delegates was held this morning, at
which mutual greetings were exchanged
Hon. h. +. Martin, Of Grafton, presented
greetings for the laymen aud WAS respond.
ed to by q committee appointed by the
ministerial conferences, After this meeting
the lay conference closed up their business
and adjourned.
At the ministerial conference number
or FINANCIAL REPORTS
were read by the Treasurer and others.
Reports upon education, tract causes geu
eral conference delegates, Sunday schools,
American Bible Society, missions, church
extension, Freedmen, &c, were made, in
each of which the financial portion showed
an increase over last year. The total
amount reported raised was T., SO &C
During the hearing Of these reports n
member reported that X. +. Brooks, q
minister from Webster county, had lost
nearly fifty dollars while coming 10 the
conference, and il was supposed 10 have
been stolen. Immediately the full amount
and more was made up by his brother
ministers, and smile lighted up com
tenance which for three days had hen
clouded with sadness
Between the hearing Of reports short
addresses were made by DIR. J. II. Bayies-,
Of the Western Christian Idrocdts; Dr.
NorcroSs, OF Pittsburg Female College.
aud DIR. Baisdell of Wheeling Female
College, each speaking in the interest OF
the school with which he Is connected.
While the conference proceedings were
progressing
BALLOTISG FOR DELEGATES
aud reserve delegates was taking place
Upon the first ballot there were III woes.
81 TO elect Rev. J. NJ. Warden received
-, Rev. Chenowith ~, and Rev. J. A.
Fullerton i6. A second ballot was taken.
which resulted in the election Of J. NJ.
WARDEN, he receiving 90 votes. Another
ballO. resulted in the election OF Rev.
Chenowith. by agreement the next high
est two, Rev. J. A. Fullerton and Dr.
White were elected reserves.
rI,a of Ia. %. Nl,...
ference on trial came mp next. The follow.
ing were admitted: Nelson !. Ward, VIM
l.. Mccoy. John j. White, Thomas N.
Clark. Arthur w. Lowtbsr. w. J. Holt.
George s. Carter, Enoch 4. Withers, STARK
w. Arnold. Frank Fletcher, j II Strattop,
VIM. J. Hardness, Burns G. CALDWELL, Geo.
T.. Fisher, Wallace H. Irwin, Albert W.
Quimby, James J Fukey and Simon u.
Cumepp The conference then adjourned
for the day.
This afternoon
MEMORIAL SERVICES
were held "a pay tributes of respect 90
those ministers who had died during the
year in The Conference. The following ~
the neurological list: Calvin Conner, Rob.
bert Mclaughlin, John G.. Kuniz hp.
propria,e speeches were made by various
ministers.
Tonight q mas Temperance meeting
was held ut which George Atkinson, DR..
Norcross. nr. Martin, Of DE PAW Univer-
s!ty, aud others, made speeches
A. the African Methodist Conference,
While hut little business was done, th. day
il regarded IA the most important In the
history Of the Conference. Yesterday n
committee consisting Of q. W. Atkinson.
Prof A. l.. Wade, Is. +. Martin and d. +.
McWhorter, was appointed from the Lay
Conference OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church to bear fr,teIpsl greeting this
morning 10 the African Methodist Con
ference. The scene which was witnessed
when that committee performed IL,
mission waa one never before known in
this state. The expressions Of f'atsrHal
greeting were mos, eaIBsst aud the greatest
enthusiasm prevailed among many o. the
African hrctbeyn including the venerable
bishop Campbell of Philadelphia, whoS-'
bead Of hairy locks g!yes hin. ipnst
remarkable appearance. There Was n
perfect pindemonium Of JOY. ". p. Nc.
Whorter, Of the visiting Committee said
II deem il the greatest priyilsgs cf
my lie 10 take oolof.d man ny the hand
and call him Bishop. We do net
come down b you, but we greet you NJ
equals" Hon. Is. +. Martha spoke ia
most eloquent language and Joined In the
hearty greetings. Appropriate response.
were made by caiasa brethren. amid a
Jubilee OF sbvsBs, halelujabs and similsr
expressions. President Payne. Of DsJs.
ware College, said hs would rather sfs Del
aware sink than thst it, doors ttoald be
closed 20 a oolorri student. The srrnr
lasted several hours, and words cnnbot pic.
ture IT, This afternoon Bish - Campbell
delivered a stirring addres-. aud the con
ference adjourned TIL Monday.
The Last Bass hall fthe ssasss.
At Pittsburg -PitsbrTg Z, Cfie1go Z: